Akpan Among Nominees for Soccer News Net Player of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- One of the most prolific
players in program history, Andre Akpan of the Harvard men's soccer
team has been nominated for Soccer News Net Player of the
Year, it was recently announced.

Akpan, the Ivy League Player of the Year, has received several
awards following the conclusion of the regular season. He was
unanimously selected to the All-Ivy League first team and garnered
a nod to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Year,
earning a spot on the second team. Akpan is Harvard's
all-time leading scorer with 127 points and is first in school
history with 33 assists. He is currently tied with Chris
Ohiri '64 for first in program history with 47 career tallies.

A senior forward from Grand Prairie, Texas, Akpan leads Harvard
with 12 goals, including four game-winners, and 30 points this
season. A co-captain of the Crimson, he is also tied for the
team lead with six assists. A two-time semifinalist for the
Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, given to the nation's top
soccer player, Akpan had three multiple goal efforts this fall and
was honored as the Ivy League Player of the Week twice.

Akpan. who scored a goal in Harvard's 3-0 win over Maryland in the
second round of the NCAA tournament, and the Crimson host Maryland,
the defending national champion, in a third-round matchup Sunday at
1 p.m.

Fans can now vote for Akpan for Soccer News Net Player of
the Year. Fan voting counts for 40 percent of the total votes
counted in selecting the national and regional winners. The
remaining 60 percent of the vote will be cast by the editorial
staffs of the six regional websites (Big Apple Soccer,
ChicagoLand Soccer News, LA Soccer News, New
England Soccer News, Philly Soccer News and
Dallas Soccer News). Voting continues until Dec. 19.